RIT University News Unveils its Top 10 News Stories of the Past Decade

A decade of news coverage demonstrates RIT’s meteoric rise

The $25 million Gordon Field House is perhaps the most visible piece of the $309 million investment RIT has made in its campus expansion/improvements over the last decade.

RIT leapt into the 21st century with one of the most dynamic and significant decades of its rich history. RIT University News was privileged to chronicle the journey. As RIT turns its eyes toward the next decade, the University News staff took an informal poll to determine what it believes to be the Top 10 RIT news stories of the past 10 years.

As these lists often do, our list inspired much good-natured debate. But this much is indisputable: it was quite a decade.

5.Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival debuts: Imagine RIT has become the university’s signature event, enabling RIT students, faculty and staff show off their innovative and creative talents to the world. The 2008 festival drew more than 17,000 visitors, while the 2009 festival drew more than 25,000.

1.$309 million investment in campus expansion/improvements: More than one-million gross square feet of additions and renovations were made to the RIT campus, including the creation of the $25 million Gordon Field House and Activities Center, which added a new dimension to the RIT community.